Fernando Duque

Fernando Duque (22 July 1952-) was a Colombian politician who served in the Chamber of Representatives from 20 July 1998 to 19 July 2006 and in the Senate from 20 July 2014. A member of the Colombian Liberal Party, he helped Pablo Escbar with entering politics.

Biography
Fernando Duque was born on 22 July 1952, and he studied industrial economics at the University of Medellin. He was a member of the Colombian Liberal Party since his youth, and he became a member of the Departamental Assembly of Antioquia in 1982 after being a successful lawyer. It was in the early 1980s that Duque was able to meet Pablo Escobar, who was introduced to him by the news anchor Valeria Velez. Escobar paid Duque $300,000 to get him a position in the Chamber of Representatives, and the two of them agreed to a political partnership. From 1986 to 1990, he served as a representative in the Chamber of Representatives, and again from 1998 to 2006. In 2014, he became a senator.